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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

1909


This one is from Germany in 1909.

 

5 comments:

  1. Interesting location. Some sort of men's club? The guy on the left gets my attention.

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    1. I think it's one of those nature outdoor clubs that were so popular in that era. And while all of these guys are pretty nice, I agree with your choice.

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    2. We need clubs like that now. That tache...

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    3. In the early part of the 20th Century, it wasn't unusual for municipal swimming pools in big cities like Berlin and Vienna to have separate areas for men and women, a "Herrenluftbad" (men's air bath) and a "Damenluftbad" for the ladies. This trio is probably at one of the former, since they're younger and in much better shape than the overweight, middle-aged and elderly men who made up 90% of the clientele at Jungborn-style health spas. I'll send you some photos of a nude exercise class taken in a Berlin HLB in 1932.

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